Parker scores 17, leads Spurs before leaving game early

Parker landed with a thud on his right side after slicing between fellow All-Star Chris Paul and Hilton Armstrong for a layup late in the third quarter. He lay scrunched up and wincing for more than a minute before walking back to the bench on his own.

The contact set off heated words between Paul and Spurs newcomer Richard Jefferson, who were both hit with technical fouls at midcourt upon being separated.

Paul led all scorers with 26 points, and Emeka Okafor had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his Hornets debut after sitting out the preseason with an injured toe.

• Raptors 101, Cavaliers 91: In Toronto, Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points, Chris Bosh had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and the Raptors overcame LeBron James' 25th career triple-double.

James had 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, but Cleveland opened its season with consecutive losses for the first time since an 0-3 start in 2004-05. James scored 38 points in Tuesday's 95-89 home loss to Boston.

Mo Williams scored 16 points, and Shaquille O'Neal had 12 for Cleveland.

• Celtics 92, Bobcats 59: In Boston, Kevin Garnett scored 10 points with seven rebounds over 26 easy minutes in his return to the Boston parquet, and the Celtics held Charlotte to a franchise-low in scoring.

Ray Allen scored 18 points and was the only Boston starter to play in the fourth quarter as the Celtics followed their opening-night victory over Cleveland with a blowout of the Bobcats.

Paul Pierce scored 15, Rajon Rondo scored 10 with 11 assists, and Rasheed Wallace came off the bench and made three three-pointers.

• Magic 120, 76ers 106: In Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points, and the new-look Magic rolled to a victory over the 76ers in the season opener for both teams.

Ryan Anderson added 16 points, and Jason Williams had 15 points to highlight a deep Magic bench.

Orlando was ahead by 23 points at halftime, scored 100 through three quarters and showed no signs of a finals hangover after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers on the same floor in June.

• Rockets 108, Warriors 107: In Oakland, Calif., Luis Scola scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter and grabbed 11 rebounds, Aaron Brooks had 18 points and 12 assists, and Houston spoiled Golden State's season opener.

Anthony Morrow missed a would-be tying three-pointer under pressure in the waning seconds, and Stephen Curry's putback at the buzzer left the Warriors a point short.

Trevor Ariza scored 14 of his 25 points in the first quarter, and Houston beat the Warriors for the seventh straight time.

• Nuggets 114, Jazz 105: in Denver, Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 30 points, and rookie Ty Lawson scored seven of his 17 points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run.

Chauncey Billups finished with 25 points, and Kenyon Martin added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Deron Williams led Utah with 28 points and 13 assists. Andrei Kirilenko and Ronnie Brewer each contributed 16 on a night when two-time All-Star Carlos Boozer struggled, finishing 3 of 14 and scoring 12 points.

• Hawks 120, Pacers 109: In Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Al Horford had 24, and the Hawks finally played some defense in an offensive shootout, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a season-opening victory over the Pacers.

The Pacers shot 53 percent from the field but only 5 of 15 in the final period, including an uncontested layup at the end.

• Thunder 102, Kings 89: In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 24 points, and the Thunder led from start to finish in a victory over the Kings.

Oklahoma City hit 10 of its first 13 shots and built a double-digit lead in the first six minutes of the game, then never let Sacramento mount a serious comeback in Paul Westphal's debut as coach.

• Timberwolves 95, Nets 93: In Minneapolis, rookie Jonny Flynn scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota erase a 19-point deficit, and Damien Wilkins' putback at the buzzer lifted the Timberwolves to a victory over the Nets.

Brook Lopez had 27 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for the Nets. But he didn't score in the final period and Al Jefferson blocked a shot with 25 seconds to go that would have given New Jersey the lead.

• Pistons 96, Grizzlies 74: In Memphis, Tenn., Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Ben Gordon added 22, and the Pistons ran away from the Grizzlies.

The two guards were a combined 17 of 31 from the floor, and that was after Hamilton started the game missing five of his first six shots. Hamilton left the game after spraining his right ankle in the fourth quarter.

• Heat 115, Knicks 93: In Miami, Dwyane Wade began defense of his NBA scoring title with 26 points, Jermaine O'Neal finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Mami won its season opener.

New starting power forward Michael Beasley scored 21 for Miami, which shot 9 of 25 in the first quarter — then a staggering 26 of their next 31 over the next 20 minutes, on the way to building an 85-59 lead.

Rim shots

• The Rockets took a ferry Wednesday night from San Francisco, where they were staying, across the bay to their game in Oakland. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is temporarily closed for emergency repairs after a cable on the bridge's upper deck snapped Tuesday.

• Tim Hardaway's No.10 was retired by the Miami Heat.

• The doubleheader featuring title contenders Boston, Cleveland and the Lakers produced Turner's most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing the NBA. TNT drew nearly 3.7 million viewers Tuesday, up 43percent over the 2.6million that watched last year's opening-night doubleheader.